- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19118Founded 1924
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1924
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.chc.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Chestnut Hill College
Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 815 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $20,972 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention62%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans78%
$20,972net price / year
74%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$59,414median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,111median debt
#811 of 1,704 for earnings#942 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,079 of 1,738 for graduation rate#691 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,117tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,240
- Average net price
- $20,972national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,708
$30,001–48,000$18,192
$48,001–75,000$18,579
$75,001–110,000$22,526
$110,001+$28,066
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,515
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,414middle 50%: $40,224–$80,166
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,111
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,166
Median, Chestnut Hill College$59,414
Lower quarter$40,224
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 815
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 26.7
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 33%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,821 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,714
- Endowment, end of year
- $23,381,677
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic13%
Black32%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown17%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Public administration & social service15%
Education15%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.8%
Psychology8.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.2%
Communication & journalism5.3%
Computer & information sciences3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211583. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2962876.